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NAHB Advocates Offer Members a Helping Hand

With spring and the beginning of the peak home building season almost here, now is a good time for NAHB members to clear their desks of unfinished business and unsolved problems.

Spring also tends to be a time when localities and state legislatures rev up for deliberations on a wide range of issues that are important to home builders.

On both fronts — the business of building homes and the ongoing battle to assure a top priority for housing on the political agenda — NAHB can be a major ally.

NAHB’s advocacy resources offer a wide range of expertise and resources on such issues as construction codes and standards, environmental regulations, housing economics, smart growth and land use. Publications, press briefings, talking points and other materials are

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available on NAHB's public Web site. To go straight to resource offerings, click here. More helpful information can be found on the NAHB site under “Newsroom,” “Publications” and other listings.

Advocacy resources can also be found by inquiring at NAHB’s Member Service Center at 800-368-5242 x8600.

A contact list of NAHB staff members with expertise on specific issues includes:


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